Background
II, John Fraser Putney, was born on January 23, 1939 in St. Louis. Son of John Fraser and Elizabeth (O'Brien) P.
II, John Fraser Putney, was born on January 23, 1939 in St. Louis. Son of John Fraser and Elizabeth (O'Brien) P.
Bachelor of Science, Washington University, 1965.
Product manager, Ralston Purina, St. Louis, 1968-1970; general manager, The Clorox Company, Oakland, California, 1970-1975; director of marketing, Basic American Foods, San Francisco, 1975-1978; vice president, marketing, Ogden Food Products Corporation, Rochelle Park, New Jersey, 1978-1984; senior vice president, Grey Advertising, Inc., San Francisco, 1984-1986; senior vice president, management representative, Tracy-Locke, Inc., Denver, 1986-1988; president, Putney & Associations, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, since 1988. Board directors Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, Avoca, Pennsylvania.
Board directors San Francisco (California) Chamber Symphony Orchestra, 1984-1986. Member American Advertising Federation, Northeast Pennsylvania Advertising Club (director since 1989, president 1991), Westmoreland Club.
Married Nancy Gillespie, April 8, 1967 (divorced April 1981). Children: John Fraser III, Colin Gillespie. Married Jennifer A. Wherry, December 8, 1984.
Children: Allen Fraser, Emma Elizabeth, James Terrill.